Author Question: While Spain began to exert its power on the other side of the Atlantic, the Portuguese A) needed ... (Read 55 times)

OSWALD · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Protestantism did not gain an early foothold in the Americas because

A) nations most affected by the Reformation entered overseas exploration later than Spain and Portugal.
B) Catholic missionaries were more daring than Protestant missionaries and bravely faced dangers Protestants refused to confront.
C) Protestants were more interested in earning profits than in converting souls.
D) of Indian resistance.

Question 2

The doctrines of Protestant leader John Calvin

A) appealed only to the poorest and most oppressed peoples of Europe.
B) offered a system for both self-discipline and social control.
C) emphasized the need for a hierarchical church structure.
D) denied hope of salvation to most believers.

Question 3

According to Martin Luther, good works

A) offered the means to heavenly salvation.
B) represented only the external evidence of grace won through faith.
C) enabled an individual to reduce his or her time in purgatory.
D) conferred upon an individual the blessings of the Church.

Question 4

Spanish and Portuguese explorations of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries

A) helped soothe the Catholic-Protestant division within Christianity.
B) prompted immediate competition from England and France.
C) retarded the growth of western European economies.
D) shifted commercial power from Mediterranean ports to those of the Atlantic.

Question 5

While Spain began to exert its power on the other side of the Atlantic, the Portuguese

A) needed to address severe economic problems at home.
B) decided to take a leading role in European affairs.
C) concentrated on spreading their power to Africa and East Asia.
D) entered a race with Spain for control of the Americas.